In 1966, I was at the Chez Club in West Hollywood to see Buddy Rich perform. I was a teenager at the time. A good friend of Buddy’s was in our party. She turns to me and says, “You ought to meet Steve. The two of you have the same kind of Ferrari.” I asked, “Steve who?” whereupon she leads me over to where Steve McQueen is sitting on a barstool waiting for Buddy to appear. He and I spent the next twenty minutes talking about the Firestone Indy tires we both had on our Berlinetta Lussos and other car-related topics. Attached is a photo of Steve and the Lusso he was driving that night, which recently sold for $2.31M.

 

Jaw on the floor.

 

That was the shortest story yet but still one of the best OMG to walk over to Steve at a barstool and have the same car as he does is what my heaven would sound like!

 

This thread gets better every time I open it. I bow to you my friend

 

That is ultra cool. Talking cars with Steve McQueen? You lived a more awesome life before you turned 21 than most people live their whole lives.

 

I told myself tonight was the night to do my laundry.

I found this thread.

No laundry got done.



Thank you for the awesome stories. You have an awesome combination of growing up in a cool area, in a cool time period, with a cool hobby, and to top it all off - you are one helluva writer.

 

Honestly don't know what to say

 

I hate you

 

No fvckin way ! You had drinks with the King of Cool talking about Ferraris ?!

 

Wow...amazing stories sir!